“I would rather be beloved than famous. You are fairer than success and honors. There, fling the pencils away, and burn these sketches! I have made a mistake. I was meant to love and not to paint. Perish art and all its secrets!” LoveArtFame Author:Honoré de Balzac
“The aim of art is not to copy nature, but to express it. You are not a servile copyist, but a poet!” Art Author:Honoré de Balzac
“Constant labour is the law of art as well as the law of life, for art is the creative activity of the mind. And so great artists, true poets, do not wait for either commissions or clients; they create today, tomorrow, ceaselessly.” LifeArtGreat Artists Book:Cousin Bette Source: Cousin Bette